Stellitano, Hendershot
Chemistry
Name _____________________________________________ Period _________ Date ____________
Use colored pencils to color in the words and the section they’re describing!
Main group elements
Transition elements
Inner transition elements
3B4B5B 6B 7B I---8B---I 1B
Metals
Nonmetals
Metalloids
3B4B5B 6B 7B I---8B---I 1B
Alkali metals
Alkaline earth metals
Halogens
Noble gases
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Stellitano, Hendershot
Chemistry
Classification of Elements
Classify each element as a metal, non-metal or metalloid based on its position on the Periodic Table.
Also classify the family it is in.
M = Metal NM = Non-Metal MO = Metalloid
A. Halogen B. Transition Metal C. Alkaline Earth Metal D. Noble Gas E. Alkali Metal F. Innertransition Metal G. Main Group Elements
_______ Niobium _______ Radon ________ Radium _______ Uranium ______ Rubidium
_______ Nitrogen _______ Silver ________ Bismuth _______ Bromine _______ Sulfur
_______ Iodine _______ Neon ________ Lithium _______ Lead
_______ Calcium
_______ Osmium _______ Silicon ________ Antimony
Element Code
Each numbered exercise contains element clues that will help you fill-in the blanks to know the
missing word. Use the symbol for each element in each blank.
1. _____ _____ ______
a. Transition Metal number 24
b. A common solid halogen
c. Family 13 bears this name
2. _____ _____ ______
a. An active alkaline earth metal with 56 protons
b. The alkali metal of period 3
c. The metal element that makes up table salt
3. _____ _____ ______
a. The first of the alkali metals
b. The first element of family 16
c. A period 2 nonmetal with 5 valence electrons
4. _____ _____ ______
a. Element with atomic number 31
b. The last of the alkaline earth metals
c. Mendeleev predicted the existence of this metalloid
5. _____ _____ ______
a. The first element in the actinide series
b. Period 2 nonmetal with 6 valence electrons
c. The last of the noble gases
6. _____ _____ ______ ______
a. A transition metal used in incandescent light bulbs.
b. Period 4, Group 15 element
c. The second element in Group 15
d. Period 3 element with 6 valence electrons
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